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Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-11
SLIGHTLY SNUG.

A Maine Home Where Economy Played
the Most Important Part.
"snugl Well. just a trifiel" said the.
Lewiston man to a Journal reporter Of that
town. 81 thought I'd seen and heard of
snug folks, but this beats me. 1t was up
in A.. Pm Just down from there. An
oldish sort Of man died up there the other
day after an illness of about three weeks.
He had shock, they said. He was a quiet
old fellow. he had been to sea. Had
made money and his wife had saved it for
him. They say that they didn't use, to
burn three feet Of wood in year. A
fact.
"The old gentleman used to hang around
in the stores and his wife used to run the
house, and che run it without any extra
wood, and don't you. for moment think
that she didn't. She would bundle up in
shawls. Pm detailing gossip, but it is on
pretty good authority, and they do say that
after the old man was stricken with paraly-
sis the old lady said that it was just foolish
to be feeding him. II don't believe in
feeding dead men," said she, and whenever
the neighbors lrgged in any food she
grumbled.
''They say that man sitting up with the
old fellow put two sticks Of wood in the
stove, and that she came downstairs and
saw that the wood was gone, and, ,whlsking
up the cover, took out one of the sticks
She growled about his costing her four
dollars day to keep, and once, when the
old gentleman's feet were cold, and a
ne,ghbor calling there mentioned the fact
ana asked for some flannel, she Didn't
move, and that, being again asked, she
went upstairs, brought down an old shirt,
flung it at the visitor and said: There,
you can have that if you want itr Mean
Well should say SO. =: ...-x -.
t"'She wouldn't let lem keep the old gen.
tleman's body in the house over the second
night because she would have to hire some
one to sit up with it; SO she had it started
down the river, and it Is said that the team
with the corpse hung up over night in
Rumford in barn. Slightly snug, you
apa ~ -, So f'rs&&
Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-11
THE BEST

Hair restorative In the world Is HAIl'e
HAIR REVIEWER. It cures all diseases of
the scalp, and stimulates the hair glands
TO healthful action. 1tstops the falling Of
badness, and restores youthful color and
freshness Of appearance to heads already
white with age. The following ara ! tow
Illustrations OF what is done by
Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-11
THE ROYALR0UTB.
CHICAGO, ST. PAUL,
MINNEAPOLIS & OMAHA

Chicago 4 Northwestern Railways.
The Shortest and Best Route East to
Chrsgo, with D,alng C3rs, Elegant Day
Coaches, and Palace Smoking Room
Smokers on all tTxins from Minnsapsli,
and st, Paul, through Eau Claire and
Madison, with choice Of route via Mr.,
waukee. The Chicago, st. Paul, Nii-
neapolis & Omah1 R'y Also runs througk
trains southwest from st. Paul and Ain-
neapolls to Sioux City and sCouacIl
Bluff. with Sleeping Cars throuxh with.
ont change 70 81. Joseph and Kansas
City, and 10 the short, quick route fron
st, Paul to Des Molnss. Nortl east fror
~. Paul through trains are run. % Ash
land, WAshbufn and BayAsld, AXE 81.
psriior and from Eau Ciaire TO saper1ss
CITY where connection u u de fss
Duluth. But this roais to g. seasst !.
what the managers tak1priAe Ae u nd Is.
sause % the smooth stssl rail trask, v1Dl
bailastsd road bsd, tn sbsst Day CoasAss.
Sleeping and Dining Cars that neaa0
can procure, c,sftsons md atssn1ivx
|smployes, and With traias always -
time, it + Rlzhtly n.nlsd 81 Il
he Roy { . on ! | /! 4
Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-11
WHAT THE WISE HAVE SAID.


Nor all games are games Of chance. In
some Of them the dupe has no chance at all.
A MAN lives by believing something, not
by debating and arguing about many things.
Carlisle. &c.
moro than they can choose their birth
place, or their father and mother.-Georye
Aziot. = -
OuR condition never satisfies us; the
present is always the worst. Though Ju-
piter should grant his request to each, we
should continue to importune hi1n.--Fon-
taine. sssfEEl " 1%# E,y-',
THsRE can be no peace in human life
without the contempt Of all events. He
that troubles his head with drawing con-
sequences from mere contingencies shall
never be at rest.-L' 'Estrsnye. ~ 2, =
NONE have more pride than those who
dream that they have none, You may labor
against vain glory till you conceive that
you are humble, and the fond conceit of
your humility win prove to be pride in full
bloom. -Spurgeo~. A lSmS..}-s@$ szz
EVERY man takes care that his neighbor
shall not cheat him. But day comes
when he begins to care that he do not cheat
his neighbor. Then all goes we'll. He has
changed his marketcart into 9 chariot OF
the sun.-Eha<rS0n. -: S}ESs2
, No PERSON or thing can do our, character
as much harm as we can do ourselves; in
deed, none can do it any harm but ourselves.
For men may put STUN bling blocks IN our
way, but tits we who omake them umblng-
/, blocks Union Signas. S
ALExANDER, who Is reported to have
been an exceedingly swift runner, was
once solicited to run in the Olympic games.
He answered.: II will II kings are mine
antagonists" Give me such q saint who
will pursue nothing on earth unsuitable t.
his birth from Heaven. - Seeker. ..z
Nor day passes over the earth but men
and women Of no note do great deeds,
speak great words and suffer noble sor-
rows. OF these obscure heroes, philoso-
phers and martyrs the greater part will
never be known till that hour when many
that were great shall be small and the
i small great Charles Rs0de. " 81
----Ir lDoEs Nor PAY. - -: III #
81 % II never pays to wreck the health n
@ In drudg1ng after gain, sFs% Il
And he Id aold who thinks that gold
a. Is cheaply bonght with pain. &.
a humble lot, ! cozy cot, n # L 81 q
Have tempted even kings; 81 4, IS 5a .i
I ~ Tor station high that wealth wiz buy, 81
@ Nsught az oontentment bfings J"
WI must fnd 8 weak spot Or two in .
character before ne can love ii much
4 People who do not laugh or CRY, or take
more of any thing than is good for them, oi
u use any thug bnt diotionary words, are
$ admiS1ble subjects for hiographers But
We don't care most Tor those hne pattern
y flowers that press best II the herbariuln.
q 90 TX. sf1lSssI. So
- &s 1855
u HI IA 1 ontrols, Bristol, Va.
\ VIII come 1 a end try his hand
sage, part n III 10 ri ven u ho q
B lepoFt II ( ~ ctllers daIs AZ
neW1a ~ rs sh0ot 81
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14
The Letter Of Invitation,

The following is the letter of invitation
sent to President Cleveland:
st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 36. lss1.-Grover
Cleveland, President OF the United States
Sir: The national encampment Of the g. A.
r. will be held in this city during September
next from the q to the 3Oth inclusive. It
promises to be the largest gathering of
veterans Of the late war ever seen. The or
ganizatiOn was never in SO fiOurishing q
condition and the membership never 50
large as at the present time. 1t will be the
first cncampnent located in city near the
center of the country, and the first ever held
in q Southern state. Our people are sparing
no effort to insure for the assembiage .
welcome of unusua! warmth and reception
the most hospitable. The undersigned are .
committee appointed by the general com.
mittee on arrangements for the
esteemed wife a cordial and urgent invi-
tation to be present on that occasion and to
accept the hospitalities Of the committee
ana the city. Every exertiOn will be made
by our citizens as well as by the 10000 vet
erans then to be congregated here to rem
der your visit pleasant and your stay inter.
esting. 1t is ruInored that you are planning
q tour through the West and South, and we
sincerely hope you can make it convenient
to be in st. Louis during the time above
mentioned. Allow US to suggest that nc
compliment more fitting could be bestowed
upon the valiant defenders Of q common
country by the chief executive of q restored
union, and none would be more highly ap
preciated than that conferred by his pres
ence at such time and place.
Awaiting your favorable response, we
have the honor to be, sir, yours respect
fully,
DAyIDR. FRANCIS,
Mayor Of the City Of st. Louis.
FRANK GAlESNIE.
President Of the Merchants Exchange.
JNo. w. NOBLE,
Commander Frank p. Blair Post No. l, q
A. r.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14
WISCONSIN,.

Alta Fourth of July dancei in Thorp, Clark
Co., two farmers, Geo Morris and John Spit
ger quarrelled and had rough-and- -tum-
bile fight, in the course of which Morris cut
Spitzers bowels open with knife. Splitter
died and Morris is in Jail, claiming that he
acted in self defense.
A special from Marquette, Mich, to the
Milwaukee Sentinel, says q terrible mine
disaster occurred Thursday evening in the
Sturgeon River mine ut Metropolitan. A
when water rushed into the mine, SO fast
that many could not escape. Eight Italians
were known to be in the mine, and are surely
dead.
The following Wisconsin crop report is
sent out from Madison: Crops have been
immeasurably benefited and farmers are
now hopeful !, q receiving an unusually
Of the country strange pest, in the form Of
bug or beetle, is waging disastrous war on
the vines. 1t has . body about three-quar-
ters Of an inch long, tapering from the back
part, which IL quite broad, down to point
at the head. 1t is striped like the ordinary
potato bug, and has about six legs, with
speed. The head is clearly separated from
the body by . neck, and is round in shape,
somewhat larger than the head of pin.
1t is very lively in its movements, and is
thereby exceedingly difficult to capture. 1t
has no wings. II begins at the bottom
leaves OF the potato plant and eats upwards
until it has cleaned the hill, and then moves
on to the next until the whole field is
stripped. The pests generally 60 in droves
| OF 200 or 800, and are seldom found singly ut
| work Fortunately the pests are operating
in only few localities.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

WILL HAYES, the popular song
writer, who ranks second only to
Stephen Foster in that line, is q Louis
vile newspaper man. He tells an
amusing story about his first poem.
written when he was of the vealy age
of l6, and addressed TO a young lady
whose charms had deeply smitten him.
IL sent it to the Louisville Times" he
says, 'and the editor told me it would
be printed. Then followed it up and
hung around the Office by day and
watched it solicitously by night for
three days. Then the poem appeared
in print, with my name to it. l readit
over and over again and again. until
my eyes ached and my head swan with
ecstacy. / saw fame and fortune in
those lines until the girls brother, who
was older than /, met ne on the street
aud licked thunder out of ME for writ
ing the verses to his sister. To maxi
it worse he told it about town that i
wasn't for writing them to his sister
but because the poetry was SO bad.
Since then some 5000, 900 of WIZ
poems have been sold.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14
DAKOTA.

The first tournament Of the Black Hills
Fireman's association was at Lead City, on
the 4th. Twelve organizations from Rapid
City, Sturgis, Central City, DeadwOod and
Lead City participated. The contest for the
best appearing and best marching company
was won by the Lead City hose company
The 100 yard foot race resulted: Preston,
Of Deafwood, first; Marshall, Of Lead City,
second; Belliview, Of Central City, third.
There was intense excitement. Every camp
was represented in the race.
p. N. Springer OF Forest City, Dak., presi-
dent Of the Forest City Il Watertown rail-
road, has been notified by the secretary Of
the Interior that the map Of his roads right
Of way has been received and referred to
the commissioner Of the general land Office
for his approval. 1t will undoubtedly be
approved, and the road will have every
opportunity for building before snow flies.
Crest uneaeiness is felt at Forts Bennett
and Sully over the liability of being left
alone when the Eleventh infantry goes East.
Some thirty hundred Indians live
around these posts, and il the redskins see
the military leave, depredati0ns may fol
low. Indians on Cheyenne agency were in
the New Ulm massacre. This news is
CLEANED from an army officer.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT.
He Will Not Attend tho Grand Army En-
campment.

He win Not Attend tho Grand Army En-
campment.
President Cleveland will not attend the
Grand Army encampment, as will be seen
by the following letter from the President to
Mayor Francis.
Executive Mansion, Washington, July 1.
Hon David II. Francis, Mayor and Chair
man-Dear Sir: When ! received the ex
tremely cordial and gratifying invitation
from the citizens Oft Louis, rendered by a
that city during the national encampment
Of the drand Army Of the Republic, / had
been contemplating for some time the &C
ceptance Of the invitation from that organ
ization to the same effect and had considered
the pleasure which it would afford me il it
should be possible to meet, not only men,
bers Of the Grand Army, but the people Of
st. Louis and other cities in the West which
occasion would give me an opportunity to
visit. Exactions of my public duties feel
to be SO uncertain, however, that when first
confronted by the delegation of which you
were the head, expected to do no more at
that time than to promise consideration Of
the double invitation rendered to me, and to
express the pleasure it would give me to ac-
cept the same thereafter, il possible. But
the cordiality and sincerity OF your presen-
tation, reinforced by the heartiness of the
pressed me that | could not resist
the feeling which prompted me to
assure you on the spot that would be with
you and the Grand Army of the Republic at
| the time designated, il nothing happened in
| the meantime to absolutely prevent my
| leaving Washington. Immediately upon
| the public announcement of this conclusion,
expressions emanating from certain impor.
tant members Of the Grand Army Of the
! Republic and increasing in volume and viru.
| lence, constrained me to review my accept
| ance OF these invitations. The expressions
| referred to 60 to the extent of declaring that
| l would be an unwelcome guest ut the time
! and place Of the national encampment
| This statement is based, as well as l can
Judge, upon certain official acts Of mine in
| volving important public interests, done
| under the restraints and obligations of my
oath Of office, which do not appear to accord
with the wishes of some members Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. l refuse K
believe that this organization, founded upoI
patriotic ideas, composed very largely o
men entitled to lasting honor and considera
tion, and whose crowning glory it should b.
that they are American citizens as well a
veteran soldiers, deems it part Of its mis-
sion to compass any object or purpose by at
tempting to intimidate the executive O.
coerce those charged with making and exc
cutting the laws; and yet, the expressions t,
which l have referred, indicate such a preva
lence OF unfriendly feeling and such
menace to an occasion which should b
harmonious, peaceful and cordial, tina
} they cannot be ignored / beg you t
, understand that am not conscious of an
/ act Of mine which should make me fear :
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14
IOWA.

The cattle firm of Clark Bros. of Dexter,
have assigned with $4,000 liabilities. De-
probation in the price OF cattle and Texas
losses caused the misfortune.
At q dance Saturday evening near Cedar
Rapids, John Black, q farmer was in q
drunken quarrel with some others when q
young brother OF Blacks interfered and he
turned and shot the lad in the stomach,
killing him.
At Troy Mills, DR.. Park Kibbie was killed
at his fathers farm, July /, by farm hand
who struck him on the head with . club,
crushing his skull. The murderer fled but
was caught at Independence. The murder
grew out OF the son taking his fathers part
in dispute with the farm hand.
At Burlington, July |, Emil Bandton. the
thirteen-yea son Of q prominent citizen
and wealthy brewer OF Burlington, fell from
. bridge that evening q distance Of thir y
feet, alighting upon his head. Both arms
were broken, the skull fractured and other
youthful son Of Henry Bosse fell from q
trapeze ring and broke his right arm in such
q manner as to MAIN him for life.
The elevator firm OF Bassett, Huntington
Il Co., make the following report of the con
dition Of the crops at this time: Our reports
from Northern Iowa are that copious show
ers have fallen during the last three days,
and the crops are looking much better.
Chinch bugs have about cleaned out the
wheat in Winneshiek, Clayton, Howard and
Floyd counties; they have also done great
damage to barley. Since the rain oats have
improved % per cent, and possibly there
may be two-thirds Of . crop in Northern
Iowa. Our reports from Western Iowa
Sanborn to Canton, Dak., inclusive-indi.
river division of the ST. Paul road commenc
ing about twenty miles north OF Mitchell
and as far north as Westport, our reports
would indicate fair yield Of wheat in that
territory. Our Glendale agent says the
late rains have helped the crops somc in the
country tributary to that point, but they
came too late to do much good. He esti
mates the yield at about two-tkirds Of ar
average crop.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

JOHN SLAYBACK, who superintends
a Methodist Sunday-school in New
Yovk, is credited with having made
over <2OO. 900 as one of the recent bear
skirmis hers. He sold 10000 shares of
New Yorss 4 New England Railroad
stock short at so and 81, and covered
at an average of 50, making over $780,
600 on that one gamble. Slayback is
chief of that bear contingent labeled by
witty Hebrew operator 1.-The Chris
tians at Work"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14
FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

The Indian government, at Simla, viii
issue 4 per cent bonds for rloan OF
42,OOO,OOO.
The French revenue returns for June
show that the receipts were 100000 francs
less than the estimates. The total deficit
for the half year is 25, 100000 francs.
The reception usually held at the United
States States legation Oh the Fourth Of
July, in Paris, did not occur, owing to the
i'll health Of Mrs. Mackin, wife Of the min
lister.
Five hundred Orleanists, including many
titled persons, paid visit of homage to the
Count of Paris ON the Island of Jersey. The
count deprecated the demonstration, and
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

Miss VERONA BALDWIN made her
first appearance as All elocutionist In
San Francisco last week before = vast
array of empty benches and an audi
ence numbering forty-seven. The re-
cital was a disconnected and rambling
affair. composed of pathetic selections
from well-known authors, bitter de-
nunciation of the press, and \ screed
upon women's rights in which she ad-
yanced the startling theory that young
women should be allowed to SOW their
wild oats rs well as young men.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14
CrllslNa.

256 deaths were reported at New York
SisX' 9s,S. July D. the largest for one day since
John Feistbone, who fatally stabbed John
Qrkner ip Chicago Sunday, committed SUI
Monday afternoon, at Laurens, 8. c.,
Jno. d. Shehan killed Rufus I. Bishop, firing
five or six shots at him. Bishop died in five
minutes. Shehan surrendered to the police.
July 4, James Cavanaugh, longshore-
man, was murdered in New York by two
youag ex-convicts, Michael Mahoney and
Barney McGuire. They were arrested.
Bridget Finnegan was shot through the
head, at Worcester, Mass, by her husband
lP. J. Finnegan, Monday afternoon, and
killed. Ftnnegan is held on charge Q!
murder, but the evidence is very conflict
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

A NEW coercive measure directs Rus
sian Government employees in Poland
to forward frequently to st. Petersburg
complete lists Of resident foreigners.
Jews are not allowed to remain in st.
Petersburg longer than week, and
are not allowed to enter corporations
or academies.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

The fifteenth anniversary commen-
Grating the first introduction of the
service of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Iowa will be celebrated i'm
Trinity Parish, Davenport. Ia, July
Is. The Rev. DIR. LOuderback, as the
Oldest living rector of Trinity Church,
will by invitation preach the sermon on
that occasion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

The Belgian Chamber Of Deputies
has adopted q bill declaring two-fifths
of a workman's pay inalienable and one
fifth free from liability to be taken by
legal process. Clerks salaries are
made free from liability to seizure un-
less they exceed $24O per annum.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

In the parliamentary election to fill
the vacancy in the Spalding division Of
Lincolnshire the Gladstonian candidate,
Mr.. HALEY Stewart, defeated Mr.. Try
on, the Conversative and Liberal Union
list nominee, by a vote of 5, ITO to 1868.
a most important and valuable victory.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14
A Sure Thing.

There are very few things in this life Of
which we may be absolutely certain, but
this is one Of them: that DIR Pierce's "Pleas.
ant iurgative Pellets have no equal as q
cathartic in arrangement Of the liver. stom.
ach and bowels. They are very small and
their action is pleasant. Purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless. rs cents vial. All
druggists.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

The RT.-HON. VIsCoUNT KlLCOUR-
SIZE, ex-Vice-C Chamberlain and at pres
ent a Liberal member of the British
House of Commons for South Somer-
setshire, is arranging to send depu-
tation of English laborers to Ireland to
investigate for themselves the condition
of the Irish laborers and report the
truth, as the deputation finds it. to the
laborers of Great Britain.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

THE Vanderbilt lines have declared
the following dividends: New York
Central, per cent for the qusrlcr;
Lake Shore and Michigan Centra..
per cent each for the half; and Canada
Southern, per cent for the half year.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, sailed a
few days ago for Europe. She is going
to London, Paris, and Carlsbad, and
will return home in September to make
a concert tour under the management
of Carl Strakosch.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

PHIL ARMOUR, it is stated, will be
the next millionaire owner Of travel
ing steamer. He talks of having a
yacht built similar to Lord Brassey's
Sunbeam and for the same purpose-a
voyage round the world.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

COUNT TOLsTI, the Russian novelist
and philanthrophist, thinks he is good
shoemaker, but those who have tried to
wear his shoes wish he would stick 10
his pen rather than to lis last.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

KING HUMBERT, Of Italy, rises at 6,
is busy all day, and seldom goes to bed
until after midnight. Evidently it
would not suit eight-hour professors to
be king.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

AT Bergen, in Norway, there is an
octagon shaped church constructed of
paLier-machie. It will accommodate
1000 people.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-07-14

The French Chamber of Deputies has
adopted the clause Of the Military bill
providing for three years service.